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Surp Kevork Armenian Church is located in the Derik district of Mardin province in southeastern Türkiye. It is one of six churches serving the Syriac, Armenian and Chaldean communities in the region. Today, it is the only Armenian church in the district open for worship. Although the majority of the local population consists of Kurds, the Armenian minority continues to preserve the church as a sacred site. History The exact construction date of the church is not definitively known, but various s